Afraid in Hindi — Meaning of डरा हुआ (Dara huA/bhayabhit)

📖 Meaning of “afraid”

The meaning of “afraid” in Hindi is डरा हुआ, pronounced Dara huA/bhayabhit — it is a adjective. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

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Dara huA/bhayabhit (adjective) डरा हुआ

(adjective) भयभीत

📘 Definition of afraid

filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

🟢 Similar words for afraid

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✍️ Afraid in a sentence

Are you afraid of dogs?

क्या आप कुत्तों से डरे हुए हैं?

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.

Quick facts about “afraid”

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Word (English)

Afraid

Meaning in Hindi

डरा हुआ

Pronunciation

Dara huA/bhayabhit

Part of speech

Adjective

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Word Origin (Etymology)

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.

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The Hindi meaning of "afraid" is डरा हुआ (Dara huA/bhayabhit).

In Devanagari script it is written as डरा हुआ.

It is pronounced "Dara huA/bhayabhit". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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